Sheep
Running a contract rearing operation alongside your flock
0 Running a contract rearing operation alongside your flock John O’Connell is a BETTER farm sheep programme participant and farms on the outskirts of Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. He runs a sheep and contract grazing system. Ciaran Lynch Teagasc Sheep specialist & Tom Coll Teagasc Advisor, discuss the resulting changes and grassland management improvements […]
8 June 2021
Preventing Blowfly strike in Sheep this summer
0 Preventing Blowfly strike in Sheep this summer As we enter June with temperatures increasing, Blowfly strike prevention will be next on the agenda for sheep farmers. The Blowfly lays her eggs in the sheep’s wool, where eggs will hatch into maggots and begin to cause damage and discomfort. James Concannon, Teagasc Walsh […]
1 June 2021
Increasing the productivity of a grass based, mid-season lambing system
0 Increasing the productivity of a grass based, mid-season lambing system Shane Moore, BETTER Farm sheep participant has been developing the farm infrastructure in recent years to allow him to increase output from his flock while controlling costs and improving profitability. Join our Let’s Talk Sheep webinar series this Thursday evening at 8pm […]
1 June 2021
Catching up on Reducing Lameness in Sheep Webinar
Catching up on Reducing Lameness in Sheep Webinar Lameness in Sheep is often a topic of discussion among farmers. Here’s a reminder of the 2020 Let’s Talk Cattle & Sheep Webinar on Reducing Lameness in Sheep. Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep KT at Teagasc and Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist are joined […]
29 May 2021
Controlling lameness in sheep
Controlling lameness in sheep Lame sheep do not thrive to their full potential (lower growth rates, fertility and survival) and this loss in production combined with the cost of treating lame sheep represents a huge cost to sheep farmers. Michael Gottstein, Teagasc Head of Sheep KT, outlines the steps to reduce lameness […]
26 May 2021
Continuing the Sheep Farming journey
Continuing the Sheep Farming journey Trim farmer Peter McGuinness, who won the 2020 Sheep Grassland Farmer of the Year, and Edward Egan, Teagasc advisor Navan, Co Meath, review the lambing season and look forward to summer management. Peter McGuinness: 2020 Sheep Grassland Farmer of the Year Trim farmer Peter McGuinness, who won […]
25 May 2021
Precision Livestock Farming for Sheep – have your say
Precision Livestock Farming for Sheep – have your say A multinational team of researchers have been awarded funding from the EU Horizon 2020 network to share knowledge and improve uptake of new digital technologies which will help to increase the efficiency and sustainability of sheep and goat (small ruminant) farming systems in […]
18 May 2021
Lambing Health Review
Lambing Health Review Lambing has finished on farms so now is a good time to look back and review how it went. It is important that farmers reflect on the positives and negatives, while it is fresh in their minds according to Colm Murray, Teagasc Advisor Athenry. A health review is as […]
12 May 2021
Making quality silage for sheep
Making quality silage for sheep The guideline silage requirement for the average lowland ewe is 0.15 tons pit silage/ewe/month or 0.19 bales/ewe/month. Damian Costello, Sheep Specialist Teagasc Athenry, discusses making quality silage for sheep, has tips for successful silage making and a link to a recent webinar on it here Where ewes […]
11 May 2021
Careful management required to ensure grass supplies are maintained
Careful management required to ensure grass supplies are maintained Lambing for the lowland Teagasc BETTER farm sheep flocks is all but complete at this stage. The focus has now firmly turned to ensuring the flock is performing at grass. Researcher Frank Campion has advice on managing grass given the current cold weather. […]
29 April 2021